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In Spring 2022 I walked the Levante to Zamora. Then to Granja de M. where the VdlP splits, then carried on Sañabre varient to DdC. It was a great hike, though saw very few Pilgrims until Zamora. I prefer the VdlP, yet the Levante is a close second. They both shared the variation of region &...
I’ve walked a handful of Caminos since I experienced the Frances as my first. I understood that replicating that first Camino to be nearly impossible. For me, it was the “Gold Standard”. All my other Spanish Caminos were fantastic & unique trails. In time, I discovered I didn’t look forward to...
I've been very comfortable at a small Hotel in the village of Barajas, one Metro stop from the T4 terminal of the Madrid Airport. The Villa de Barajas is a reasonably priced hotel located within easy walking distance from the Barajas Metro station. I've stayed there before and after two of my...
While in Madrid this last Spring, before & after Camino walking, I stayed at a very nice Hotel in a community adjacent to the airport called: Barajas, one metro stop from T4. It’s called the Villa de Barajas. Easy walking distance from the metro station. Twin room went for around $60/night. Got...
I agree with JCarpenter! You have a lot of knowhow and experience to offer to the Pilgrims by volunteering at any number of Albergues. Your “old friend” is still there waiting for your return!
Ronald:
Perhaps this year the weather will be different. I didn’t anticipate the heat experienced during the first handful of days when starting the Mozarabe from Malaga in Sept 2nd, 2016.
Buen Camino!
I did make the mistake of starting my Mozarabe hike, in 2016, too early in September. My home is in southern California, US, so I’m acclimated to hot, dry hiking conditions. Yet the first four days going north from Malaga were made very difficult, with the elevation changes, and the 40+ degree...
I too was compelled to walk the Camino after the influence of the Emilio Estevez film. Having been raised Catholic, and who for several years have "fallen away" from the faith, I learned or knew nothing about Pilgrimage. Though my reasons for walking are not spiritually based, I felt nostalgia...
Not to mention some other yardsticks such as when a Camino was first walked, especially before "that movie", ("I hiked the _______ Camino before there was _______), hiking wearing cotton & denim clothing, carrying a canvas rucksack, or relying on self, a compass & the stars to navigate to...
I felt intimidated that I didn't know enough Spanish in 2014 walking my first Camino. I didn't trust my basic knowledge of the language having lived most of my life in southern California.
My second Camino was abandoned after three gruelling days of heat and isolation of the Camino Mozarabe...
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